combines the prefix "a-," meaning "in the process of," and "borning," a dialectal word meaning "birth." native of U.S. soil; its arrival is marked in the early 20th century dialect of the rural South, and it quickly found its way to the crowded cities and towns of the industrial north.

adjective

: being numbered zero in a series; also : of, relating to, or being a zero

zeroth

relted to zero but suggests a level of importance that is even higher than first

verb

: to speak or write verbosely and windily

bloviate

The term probably derives from a combination of the word "blow" plus the suffix "-ate." more likely that Harding picked it up from local slang while hanging around with his boyhood buddies in Ohio in the late 1800s.

1 : an elemental being in the theory of Paracelsus that inhabits air
*2 : a slender graceful woman or girl

sylph

Paracelsus-a well respected German physician- was a man with a vivid imagination. He concocted an elaborate theory of ruling "elemental spirits": gnomes controlled the earth, salamanders fire, undines water, and sylphs (graceful beings whose name in English is from New Latin "sylphus") the air.

"depreciate," "disparage," and "belittle" and this word all mean "to express a low opinion of something" but at different naunces. This word has a more open condmenation with intent to discredit something

adjective

1 of a hawk : not tamed
2 a : wild in appearance *b : having a worn or emaciated appearance : gaunt

haggard

comes from falconry during Middle French language and referred to an adult bird that was trapped and hard to train

noun

1 a : the range of vision b : sight, view *2 : the range of perception, understanding, or knowledge

ken

changed over time from referring to the sea horizon and the distance you can see, then to the range of sight, and then to today's often meaning in def. 2

adjective

*1 : resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery)
2 : of, relating to, or being an oracle

oracular

comes from oracle but today has a meaning closer to authoritative pronouncement or one who makes such things in the adjective sense

noun

: one who pretends to knowledge or cleverness; especially : smart aleck

wiseacre

came to English by a different route; it derived from the Middle Dutch "wijssegger" (meaning "soothsayer"), a modification of the Old High German "wīzzago." still has a relation to the word "wise"

1 capitalized : of or relating to Jove
*2 : markedly good-humored especially as evidenced by jollity and conviviality

jovial

Late Latin adjective "jovialis" meant "of or relating to Jove." It referred to the Roman God Jupiter who brought happiness if you were born on the day this planet was rising

noun

*1 : one who takes part in dialogue or conversation
2 : a man in the middle of the line in a minstrel show who questions the end men and acts as leader

interlocutor

derives from the Latin "interloqui," meaning "to speak between" or "to issue an interlocutory decree" court judgment that comes in the middle of a case and is not decisive.) "Interloqui," in turn, ultimately comes from the words "inter-," "between," and "loqui," "to speak."

adjective

: tremendous in size, volume, or degree : gigantic, colossal

gargantuan

from the name of a giant king in François Rabelais's 16th-century satiric novel Gargantua

noun

: a noisy boisterous band or parade

callithump

The antecedent of "callithumpians" is an 18th-century British dialect term for another noisy group, the "Gallithumpians," who made a rumpus on election days in southern England.

adjective

: worthy of praise : commendable

laudable

from Latin "laud-, laus," meaning "praise."

verb

1 a : writhe, toss; also : wallow *b : to rise and fall or toss about in or with waves
2 : to become deeply sunk, soaked, or involved
3 : to be in turmoil

welter

related to Dutch and Germanic terms meaning "to roll"

adjective

*1 : belonging to the earliest period or state : original
2 a : not spoiled, corrupted, or polluted (as by civilization) : pure b : fresh and clean as or as if new

pristine

people borrowed the meanings of "early" and "original" from the Latin "pristinus" and applied them to what is desirable as well as to what is not.

noun

: ordinary dress as distinguished from that denoting an occupation or station; especially : civilian clothes when worn by a person in the armed forces

mufti

thought to have developed out of this association of stage costume and civilian clothing.

adjective

: coming or having recently come into existence

nascent

comes from "nascens," the present participle of the Latin verb "nasci," which means "to be born."

noun

1 : a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position
2 a (1) : a remark intended to start a conversation or make a telling point (2) : topic *b : a calculated move : stratagem

gambit

close to the Italian word, "gambetto," from which it is derived. "Gambetto" was used for an act of tripping — especially one that gave an advantage, as in wrestling.

verb

: to depart quickly

vamoose

One Spanish term that caught on with English speakers was "vamos," which means "let's go."

adjective

1 : deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something
*2 : lacking something needed, wanted, or expected
3 : bereaved

bereft

In Old English, the verb "berēafian" meant "to plunder or rob." The modern equivalent (and descendant) of "berēafian" is "bereave," a verb that implies that you have robbed or stripped someone of something, often suddenly and unexpectedly (and sometimes by force)